Price range: £539.60 - £575.94
What is it: Entry-level 14-megapixel dSLR with live view
What we think: Its cornucopia of features make it a good first dSLR
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 24 April 2008
We like:
Sensor-shift image stabilisation; useful live view implementation with flip-up LCD
We don't like:
Kit lens could be better; mixed performance; small viewfinder; interface annoyances
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Sony offers the A350 in three packages: body only, a kit with the 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 lens, which we tested, and a dual-lens kit that adds the 55-200mm f4-5.6 model. Those two lenses, plus the 75-300mm, currently comprise Sony's complete entry-level lens lineup. For other inexpensive alternatives you'll have to turn to compatible A-mount Konica Minolta, Sigma, or Tamron offerings
CNET.co.uk judgement:
Unless you're prepared to spend a disproportionate amount of money on a really good lens, the resolution bump offered by the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 isn't worth the price
Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 History
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